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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 206, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 12, 20214 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2021, 6:55 PM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 65 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2021, 6:55 PM MDT (00:55 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 12, 2:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 221 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3697 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
3697 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-21 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1361 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.9
Supercell composite
18.7

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The text

As transmitted.

033 
WUUS55 KABQ 130055
SVRABQ
NMC011-019-037-041-130200-
/O.NEW.KABQ.SV.W.0206.210613T0055Z-210613T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
655 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Albuquerque has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Roosevelt County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern De Baca County in east central New Mexico...
  Southwestern Quay County in east central New Mexico...
  Northeastern Guadalupe County in east central New Mexico...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 655 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Newkirk to 12 miles southwest of Fort Sumner, moving
  east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Sumner, House, Newkirk, Tolar, Montoya and Taiban. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 295 and 324.
 Highway 60 between Mile Markers 320 and 349.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3431 10388 3431 10438 3515 10436 3517 10412
      3515 10413 3518 10404 3520 10385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 272DEG 13KT 3508 10428 3431 10432 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
740 
WWUS55 KABQ 130134
SVSABQ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
734 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

NMC011-019-037-041-130200-
/O.CON.KABQ.SV.W.0206.000000T0000Z-210613T0200Z/
Roosevelt-De Baca-Quay-Guadalupe-
734 PM MDT Sat Jun 12 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ROOSEVELT...NORTHEASTERN DE BACA...SOUTHWESTERN QUAY
AND NORTHEASTERN GUADALUPE COUNTIES...

At 733 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Montoya to 12 miles southwest of Taiban, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Sumner, House, Newkirk and Montoya. 

This includes Interstate 40 between Mile Markers 295 and 324.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Accumulations of hail on roads can create very slick and hazardous
driving conditions.

&&

LAT...LON 3449 10388 3449 10438 3515 10436 3517 10412
      3515 10413 3518 10404 3520 10385
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 272DEG 13KT 3508 10412 3431 10416 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 6:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQSan Miguel22 min
Jun 12, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance61 min
Jun 12, 6:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax35 min
Jun 12, 6:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Roosevelt50 min
Jun 12, 6:55 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQGuadalupe, San Miguel, Torrance110 min
Jun 12, 7:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe35 min
Jun 12, 7:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca22 min
Jun 12, 7:51 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Quay3 hr
Jun 12, 8:00 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Quay, Roosevelt, San Miguel60 min
Jun 12, 8:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Curry, Roosevelt55 min
Jun 12, 8:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQCurry, Quay66 min
Jun 12, 8:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion47 min
Jun 12, 9:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, Curry, Roosevelt36 min
Jun 12, 9:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQChaves, De Baca, Roosevelt30 min
Jun 13, 3:14 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 6 more29 hr
Jun 13, 3:14 PM MDTHeat AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Sandoval, San Juan and 2 more53 hr
Jun 13, 4:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln33 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.